I Love a Man in Uniform

Among my many bad habits: I used to end the day the way most people start their day --with a bowl of cereal. A "bowl" of cereal might not be the most accurate description. A vat of cereal....a cauldron of cereal.....bowls so big if you let go of the spoon you could loose it...you get the picture. In fact, that is what I want right now. A vat of Cap'n Crunch with Crunchberries (although I never quite got over them abandoning the all red crunchberry motif). However, I never quite reached the extreme of Janine Sugawara of California who sued General Mills for -
wait for it....wait for it....
...misleading her into believing that crunchberries are a REAL fruit. I kid you not. I quote: “A reasonable consumer would not be deceived into believing that the product in the instant case contained a fruit that does not exist,” the judge said in his ruling. “So far as this Court has been made aware, there is no such fruit growing in the wild or occurring naturally in any part of the world.” Check it out for yourself http://www.attorneyatlaw.com/2009/06/judge-dismisses-suit-claiming-capn-crunch-crunchberries-arent-real-fruit/
So, I may have not been so blinded by the handsome Cap'n to believe that there is anything faintly resembling fruit in that big yellow box, but I did somehow convince myself that after a day full of food that I was so hungry at 10 o'clock at night that I needed to carb load with a gallon bucket of the stuff. Why? Because it made me feel good. The same way a good hot shower feels after a day of hard physical labor. The same good I used to experience smoking a cigarette after a meal. But, much like cigarettes, that good is deceptive. It only lasts as long (at best) as it takes to put away the box and wash the bowl.
Now I am looking to replace the Cap'n - I'm sorry Horatio! yes, that really is his name. I must tell you goodbye. You are just no good for me! Sure, we had some good times, but it all ended up the same way....on my butt. Tonight I am going to bed with a belly full of H2O and my dignity.

Food
Breakfast
Weight Watcher English Muffin
1 T peanut butter

Lunch
Cobb Salad with lite ranch and lite french

Snack
Vanilla yogurt with sliced strawberries and granola

Supper
Broccoli Potato Soup
Spinach Salad

Snack
DQ ice cream sandwich

Exercise/Training
Deep Water Aerobics

GMMR
I went to Legends today for lunch. They have a fairly small lunch menu, but an extensive regular menu. I'll bet I read through that thing 10 times, mentally calculating points. It felt like I had a little devil Annie on one shoulder whispering "aww, come on. a few onion rings ain't gonna kill you. and just because the menu describes the shrimp as 'smothered' how bad can that be?" And then on my other shoulder was a little angel Annie shouting "Don't do it! That sh*t will kill you!!!!" So what made me order the lunch sized cobb salad instead of the mountain of onion rings? It was this right here. I tried to imagine coming back here to type my day and admit having eaten two days worth of calories at one meal. So, thanks! You really helped me today. I can't wait until tomorrow!

TTFN

So it begins....again

Sigh. I used to be thin. No, really. I used to be in pretty good shape. Maybe not uber-thin like the Olson twin with the "issues", but I must admit I was pretty hot. Now, I am fat. Don't start doing that thing that people do --- "oh, you are not fat" or ::giggle:: "you are not". YES I AM. I do own a mirror, people! I am fat. I just ran to the scale to check, and I am 225.5 pounds and 5' 4". Fat.

But, I am here to do something about that, and I am inviting you along. Lucky you. So here is the deal. I am going to journal my way to Annie B Fit. My plan of attack is three pronged: eat right, exercise, and change my brain. That third thing is what this blog is really about. I will, of course, be journaling my eating and exercise habits, but it is here that the real work of "getting my mind right" as my Grandpa would say. Along the way I will tell you what is working, what isn't, and any tips and tricks I come across.

So, a little about this journey so far. Yesterday was my "re-re-re-re commit" day. Why re-re-re-re? Well, if I put all the re's that I should it would take pages. It isn't like this is my first rodeo. I have tried for years. But, as Yoda would say, "Do or do not, their is no try." So, yesterday was the start of my do-over. I ate well (29 points eaten minus 5 activity points, for you weight watcher folks) and I went to water aerobics. Yeah Me! Today was good, too. I have 5.5 points left and I have not used my activity points which are probably about 3.

My intent will be to tell you each day what I have eaten and what exercise I have done and what I have done about "getting my mind right" GMMR!. So....let's start today!

Breakfast - 3 points
Weight Watcher Bagel
1 T veggie cream cheese

Lunch - 9 points
Leftover Macaroni Pie (yumm-o!)
Salad

Supper - 9
Lime Tilapia
Broccoli
Couscous
Salad

For a snack I will be having hummus and pita to round out my day.

Exercise/Training
Only got to do 10 minutes of "misery in the morning"...I'll tell you more about that another day!
30 minutes walking (1.5 miles....pathetic, but I gotta start somewhere!)
Physical Therapy Exercises - 20 minutes

GMMR
An expected challenge has popped up. Jordan, my middle daughter, has volleyball practice every morning at 6:30. Both of my preferred classed start at 6:00 am. What to do, what to do. I really can't start later, since my youngest still needs some supervision getting ready in the morning., so I must be home by 7 am. Any and all suggestions are welcome!

My buddy Collete loaned me her "Marathons for Mortals" book. I had already read "Running for Mortals" which is A-MAZE-ING and highly entertaining to boot. I strongly recommend it for anyone that thinks they can't exercise. But I digress. The Marathon book has some great training plans to choose from.

Wait, you say?

Marathon?

Training?

You must be wondering what in the world I could be talking about. There is no easy way to put it. I am signed up to do a half marathon on January 9th, 2010. Gulp. We have planned our entire family vacation around it, so, it must happen. Never a dull moment.

TTFN!